AFRINIC’s governance failures have left Africa’s internet resources vulnerable and trust shattered. Cloud Innovation is calling on African governments to take decisive action — from declaring AFRINIC unfit to govern to supporting a transparent new registry — to safeguard the continent’s digital future.
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AFRINIC’s collapse highlights how unchecked authority can undermine internet governance. Cloud Innovation urges stronger oversight, fair elections, and structural reform to protect Africa’s digital future.
Since its launch in November 2017 from the merger of Airtel and Tigo, AT Ghana (formerly AirtelTigo) has positioned itself as a “customer first”, dynamic and innovative telecommunications provider. Yet financial strain, regulatory intervention and fierce competition are testing its resolve—making recent moves such as rebranding, service innovation and a potential merger increasingly critical.
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President Lee Jae-Myung has inaugurated a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Committee, with the ambition of steering South Korea into the ranks of the world’s three leading AI powers. The new body aims to oversee major investments, infrastructure buildout, regulation, and public-private cooperation to accelerate the country’s AI drive.
AFRINIC’s upcoming election has been branded illegitimate after courts and members condemned its broken rules. Cloud Innovation urges a boycott, warning participation would only legitimize a failed registry and threaten Africa’s internet future.
SpaceX has struck a $17 billion deal to acquire EchoStar’s AWS-4 and H-block spectrum—half in cash, half in stock—empowering Starlink’s direct-to-cell expansion and potentially resolving EchoStar’s FCC spectrum concerns.
AFRINIC annulled its June 23 election over a single unverified proxy dispute, discarding valid votes and defying its own bylaws. Stakeholders warn this broken process threatens Africa’s internet governance and call for an urgent reset.
In a strategic move resolving a regulatory dispute, EchoStar has agreed to sell key spectrum licences to SpaceX—marking a pivotal moment for Starlink’s next-generation direct-to-cell ambitions and reshaping the US telecom landscape.
Under the Online Criminal Harms Act, Singapore has mandated that Meta implement robust anti-scam measures on Facebook, in light of a sharp rise in impersonation scams targeting government officials. This marks the first enforcement of its kind, driven by worrying losses and an expanding cross-border anti-scam strategy.
Indonesia cybersecurity strengthened by sovereign SOC and AI security in Jakarta.